God’s Dealings with Israel and the Nations

Welcome back, and pull up a chair!  We've gathered again to look further into God's dealings with Israel and the nations.  Yesterday we reviewed 4 Biblical principles regarding Israel, and we examined a couple of implications relative to those principles.  Today we'll learn of additional implications. Given the Principle of Righteousness (living in the land …

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The Israel Test

Welcome back Bible study friends!  Yesterday we introduced a section focused on 4 Biblical principles regarding the land of Israel and the nations.  Today, we'll end with a test!  But before we get there, let's go straight to those principles.  Here they are: Principle of Domicile Principle of Righteousness Principle of Discipline Principle of Retribution …

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Israel’s Role in History

Happy Lord's Day!  Pull up a chair and settle in with us around the study table, as we are heading into a new section of our study, Why Israel Matters: Rightly Relating to Our Jewish Roots.  We are on a journey, and will turn our attention to a section I'll call "4 Biblical Principles of the …

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Amid Christian Persecution Elsewhere, Greatest Growth of Christianity is in Iran

The Middle East is awash in persecution.  ISIS continues the bloodbath in Syria and Iraq, and countries such as Afghanistan, Pakistan and Eritrea all remain among the top 10 countries in persecution of Christians.  (See Open Doors World Watch List.) Interestingly, radical jihad is causing Muslims to re-think Islam, particularly in Iran where an apocalyptic …

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